Self Portraits and Choice Time

We have ended our days with time to work on our self portrait project and choice time. Our self portraits will take a while to complete, but it'll all be worth it! They always turn out well and then hang on our walls all year. We are using the collage technique to make the self portraits--cutting and gluing paper. First, students had to create a background with warm or cool colors using watercolor paint. Then students mixed red, yellow, white, and black paint to make their skin tone. They then traced the shape of their head and shoulders and cut it out to glue onto their background paper. Next week, students will complete their self portraits by adding facial features, hair, and clothing.